Jerry Seib: The Iran Negotiations and Ukraine

How can a nuclear deal with Iran help the Ukraine? Jerry Seib explains the resources Iran may bring to the table allowing a potential exit from Russian energy dominance.

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I ... the last several weeks here in Washington around the world most diplomatic attention has been focused on the Ukraine crisis this week though it's been a shift to a different issue the Iranian nuclear program ... that's because their talks underway starting today in Vienna between the US in this big pair allies ... in the Iranians on a long-term deal to rein in the Iranian nuclear program ... first the question is will the Iranians agreed to reduce the output of the Iraq plutonium plant the output of weapons people joining the comes at a plant ... that might be achievable ... Charter's may be an attempt to rein in the other Avenue that the Iranians are pursuing which is really an enrichment ... and whether enough of the arena enrichment capacity Iranians will be reduced under agreement to leave people safe ... it's possible that this will happen it's can be controversial the Israelis in the Saudis are ... likely to be very unhappy with any agreement that doesn't entirely dismantle the Iranian nuclear program ... so this is gonna be a tough sell through the a bomb administration if it comes to pass ... but here's the silver lining in the cloud even if its controversial one of things a nuclear deal with the Iranians might do was ... lift sanctions on the Iranians and open up the energy pipeline between Iran ... and Europe that would allow for the exports of Iranian energy ... to Europe that would reduce European dependence on Russian natural gas ... and that would help or sell that other crisis we started talking about ... the one in Ukraine ...